Bio

Paula Mignucci is a needle felting artist and owner of Ophelia & the Bear. She lives and works in the beautiful Surrey Hills where her love and respect for nature, combined with her design background, inspires her work. She also uses her work to bring awareness to some of the most endangered species on our planet.

Paula only uses British wool that is ethically sourced from slaughter-free flocks and is part of the sheep’s natural shearing process. She has full traceability of where her wool comes from and knows all of her wonderful suppliers personally, including most of the sheep’s names!

Working so closely with the raw product is crucial to Paula’s work and gives her a deeper respect for these beautiful creatures. Using the natural supply of wools from a variety of breeds ensures that each creation remains unique.

Values

These are our promises and beliefs

Compassion

I care about where I get my wool from

I care about the sheep whose wool I use

I care about their welfare and quality of life

Traceability

I know exactly where my wool is from

I am committed to supporting my dedicated and hardworking suppliers

I strive to keep my carbon footprint low and only use British wool

Handcrafted

So much love and attention goes into making each and every one of my products

You can be assured that you are buying an authentic, meaningful and unique product

I hope that my products will inspire my customers to think about their patterns of consumption and their effects on our planet

Process

This is how the magic happens!

The Fleece

The whole fleece is collected once the sheep has been shorn

Sorting & Skirting

The fleece is sorted and skirted to remove any unusable pieces

Washing & Drying

The fleece is then washed several times, ensuring that the right temperature is used and there is little agitation so that the wool does not felt

Carding the Wool

Using hand carders the wool is combed in batches to remove any remaining vegetation

Wool Slivers

The wool is then folded into long strips where the fibre is parallel

Needlefelting

Using barbed needles in different gauges the wool fibres interlock to form a more condensed material called felt. The felt can then be sculpted into amazing creations

Products

New products and shop coming soon! In the meantime you can purchase all products via the Contact Us page or at my Etsy shop here

WWF Collection

Keyrings

Framed Artwork

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WWF Collection

Ophelia & the Bear has collaborated with WWF-UK to produce a limited edition range of wildlife keyrings for their online shop. These made to order keyrings come beautifully packaged in their own Ophelia & the Bear pouch. 10% of the profit for each item will be donated to WWF-UK.

Pravicy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how and when I collect, use, and share information when you purchase an item from me, contact me, or otherwise use my services through Etsy.com or its related sites and services.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that I do not own or control, including Etsy or any third party services you access through Etsy. You can reference the Etsy Privacy Policy to learn more about its privacy practices.

Information I Collect
To fulfil your order, you must provide me with certain information (which you authorised Etsy to provide to me), such as your name, email address, postal address, and the details of the product that you’re ordering. You may also choose to provide me with additional personal information (for a custom order of jewellery, for example), if you contact me directly.

Data Retention
I retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with my services and as described in my Privacy Policy. However, I may also be required to retain this information to comply with my legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce my agreements. I generally keep your data for the following time period: 4 years.

Why I Need Your Information and How I Use It
I rely on a number of legal bases to collect, use, and share your information, including:
as needed to provide my services, such as when I use your information to fulfil your order, to settle disputes, or to provide customer support;
if necessary to comply with a legal obligation or court order or in connection with a legal claim, such as retaining information about your purchases if required by tax law; and
I use your information as necessary to comply with my obligations under the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use.

Information Sharing and Disclosure
Information about my customers is important to my business. I share your personal information for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances, as follows:
Etsy. I share information with Etsy as necessary to provide you my services and comply with my obligations under both the Etsy Seller Policy and Etsy Terms of Use.
Service providers. I engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to my shop, such as delivery companies. I will share your personal addresses with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these services.
Compliance with laws. I may collect, use, retain, and share your information if I have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to legal process or to government requests; (b) enforce my agreements, terms and policies; (c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal activity, security, or technical issues; or (d) protect the rights, property, and safety of my customers, or others.

Transfers of Personal Information Outside the EU
I may store and process your information through third-party hosting services in the US and other jurisdictions. As a result, I may transfer your personal information to a jurisdiction with different data protection and government surveillance laws than your jurisdiction. If I am deemed to transfer information about you outside of the EU, I rely on Privacy Shield as the legal basis for the transfer, as Google Cloud is Privacy Shield certified.

Your Rights
If you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights apply generally, certain rights apply only in certain limited cases. I describe these rights below:
Access. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information I hold about you by contacting me using the contact information below.
Change, restrict, delete. You may also have rights to change, restrict my use of, or delete your personal information. Absent exceptional circumstances (like where I am required to store data for legal reasons) I will generally delete your personal information upon request.
Object. You can object to (i) my processing of some of your information based on my legitimate interests and (ii) receiving marketing messages from me after providing your express consent to receive them. In such cases, I will delete your personal information unless I have compelling and legitimate grounds to continue using that information or if it is needed for legal reasons.
Complain. If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about my use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.

How to Contact Me
For purposes of EU data protection law, I, Paula Mignucci, am the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at opheliaandthebear@gmail.com.

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